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I wouldn’t automatically reserve 20% across the whole project. Separate known work from uncertain work first, then place more contingency against the risky packages. Moisture investigation, concealed services and any signs that might lead to structural work deserve more allowance than painting...

I would like to use 119 days as a realistic planning figure, but my saved Prague warehouse listings do not form a clean sample. They range from CZK 6,125,000 to CZK 9,187,000, move at very different speeds and often differ substantially in condition. The slower properties also tend to show...

Build a simple first-year cash calendar, not just four pots. Put the expected completion expenses, move, first mortgage payment, insurance and its excess, any service charges, and inspection-led work against the month when each could actually fall due. That exposes timing problems. Keep a...